Technology
Mercy Care iPad Program
Mercy Care’s iPad Permanent Loan Program helps Elders connect to community, family, and friends; use telemedicine; and seek information and entertainment. Entertainment could include virtual travel to unseen places and museum visits around the world. Participating elders receive an iPad and one-on-one face-to-face instruction from trained Friendship Volunteers.
“Thank you so much for my iPad. I am confined to my home and it’s like connecting to the world without leaving my home! I love it, thank you so much.”
We welcome members of the community to submit a request to take part in Mercy Care’s iPad Permanent Loan Program, on a first come, first served basis by emailing Lexi Bevilacqua, Director of Programs and Mission Integration, at abevilacqua@adkmercy.org or call her at 518-523-5446.
Technology Workshops
Mercy Care hosts Technology Assistance Workshops for our Volunteers and Elders, and we welcome members of the community. These quarterly workshops are led by Mercy Care’s Director of Programs and Mission Integration, Project and Technology Manager, and a Mercy Care Volunteer, an experienced technology instructor. The Workshops are designed to assist those at the very basic level to a slightly more advanced intermediate level, with their phones, tablets and iPads. The group instruction and one-on-one learning goals are to develop skills needed to use technology.
Check our Events page for the next Technology Assistance Workshop.
